Immunometabolism Across Scales: From Cells to Systems to Healthspan (J2)
January 11-14, 2026
| Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Susan M Kaech, Vishwa Deep Dixit and Dequina Angelina Nicholas
Scholarship Deadline: Sep. 11, 2025 | Abstract Deadline: Dec. 19, 2025 | Early Registration Deadline: Nov. 13, 2025
| 4:00–8:00 PM |
Registration |
British Columbia Foyer |
| 6:00–8:00 PM |
Welcome Mixer |
British Columbia Foyer |
| 7:30–8:30 AM |
Breakfast |
Vancouver Island Room |
| 8:30–10:00 AM |
Welcome and Keynote Session (Joint) |
British / Columbia Ballroom |
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Marcia C. Haigis, Harvard Medical School
Investigating the Role of Metabolites in Immune Cells across Scales: Spanning Molecules and Cells to the Host |
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| 10:00–10:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
British Columbia Foyer |
| 10:20–12:20 PM |
Inside the Cell's Kitchen: Mastering the Art of Nutrient Signaling (Joint) |
British / Columbia Ballroom |
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Dequina Angelina Nicholas, University of California, Irvine
Metabolite Control of Immune Cell Specificity |
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Eicke Latz, University of Bonn
Myeloid Cell Signaling/Immunometabolism/Personalized Medicine |
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Steven J. Bensinger, University of California, Los Angeles
Regulation of Immune Cell Function by Lipid Metabolism |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 12:20–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
British / Columbia Ballroom |
| 12:20–2:30 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
British / Columbia Ballroom |
| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions |
Columbia Ballroom |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
British Columbia Foyer |
| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Immune Adaptation to Tissue Metabolic Ecosystems |
Columbia Ballroom |
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Russell G. Jones, Van Andel Research Institute
Nutrient Preference in Control of Adaptive Immune Responses |
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Erika L. Pearce, Johns Hopkins University
Metabolic Microenvironment Control of Immune Function in Health and Disease |
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Lydia Lynch, Princeton University
Metabolic Adaptations of Innate Lymphocytes in Tissues |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
Vancouver Island Room |
| 7:30–10:00 PM |
Poster Session 1 |
British / Columbia Ballroom |
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
| 7:30–8:30 AM |
Breakfast |
Vancouver Island Room |
| 8:30–11:30 AM |
Microbial Metabolites at the Crossroads of Nutrition and Immunity |
Columbia Ballroom |
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Manuela Raffatellu, University of California, San Diego
Microbial-Derived Metabolites at the Host-Pathogen Interface |
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Noah W. Palm, Yale University
Gut Microbiome- Metabolome-Immune Communication Networks |
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Dan R. Littman, HHMI/New York University School of Medicine
Role of Sulfur-Containing Amino Acids on Organismal Immunometabolic Response |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:30–9:50 AM |
Coffee Break |
British Columbia Foyer |
| 11:30–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
British / Columbia Ballroom |
| 11:30–3:15 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
British / Columbia Ballroom |
| 3:15–4:30 PM |
Meet the Pioneers (Joint) |
Columbia Ballroom |
| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
British Columbia Foyer |
| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Neuro-Immune Regulation of Immune Function and Metabolism |
Columbia Ballroom |
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Ana Domingos, University of Oxford
Sympathetic Control of Immunity |
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Susan M Kaech, The Salk Institute
Fueling T Cell Responses in Cancer |
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Christina Camell, University of Minnesota
Catecholamines and GDFs in Regulation of Adipose Immunometabolism |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
Vancouver Island Room |
| 7:30–10:00 PM |
Poster Session 2 |
British / Columbia Ballroom |
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
| 7:30–8:30 AM |
Breakfast |
Vancouver Island Room |
| 8:30–11:30 AM |
Immunometabolic Control of Aging and Healthspan |
Columbia Ballroom |
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Vishwa Deep Dixit, Yale University
Immunometabolic Checkpoints of Aging |
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Gerald S. Shadel, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Mitochondrial Stress Signaling in Aging and Immunity |
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Andrea Ablasser, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Talk Title to be Announced |
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Jonathan D. Powell, Calico Life Sciences
The Immunometabolism of Immunoaging |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:30–9:50 AM |
Coffee Break |
British Columbia Foyer |
| 11:30–2:30 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 2: Rising Stars |
Columbia Ballroom |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
British Columbia Foyer |
| 5:00–6:15 PM |
Systems Metabolism in Health and Disease (Joint) |
British / Columbia Ballroom |
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Leif S Ludwig, Berlin Institute of Health and Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Single-Cell Multi-Omics of Mitochondrial DNA Disorders |
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Stacey D Finley, University of Southern California
Signaling and Metabolic States in Immunotherapy |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 6:15–7:00 PM |
Closing Keynote Address (Joint) |
British / Columbia Ballroom |
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Jeffrey C Rathmell, University of Chicago
Immunometabolism in Health and Disease |
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| 7:00–7:15 PM |
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Joint) |
British / Columbia Ballroom |
| 7:15–8:15 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
Vancouver Island Room |
| 8:00–11:00 PM |
Entertainment |
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Thursday, January 15, 2026
